In 1652 in the Western calendar, the Ming Dynasty was the fifth year of Hongxing, and the Qing Dynasty was the ninth year of Shunzhi. When summer came, the two regents of the Great Qing Kingdom issued an order to gather soldiers almost simultaneously!

This Azig and Duoduo are brothers in the end, not only did they gather troops at the same time, but they also used the same excuse - that is, to attack the Rakshasa country!

Because neither side has achieved a complete "separation of soldiers and peasants," and it is a situation in which you have me and I have you, there is no suddenness of war.

Just a point of soldiers and intensive training, it can't be completed in less than a month!

Not to mention that Azig and Duoduo knew each other's plans, even Emperor Zhu, who was busy with make-up classes and exams in Nanjing, received a copy of the "Rakshasa National Examination" promulgated in the name of Emperor Shunzhi in June of the fifth year of Hongxing.

This copy was brought back to Nanjing by Huang Dabao, along with a fourteen-grid portrait - on which is indeed a rather iconic little beauty.

With a soft snap, Zhu Cihong threw the portrait of the fourteen grids on the table, the look on his face seemed to be smiling, a little playful, and a little proud, and finally he finally laughed: "Such a beautiful girl was given to me for nothing, this Shunzhi Emperor has a big plot, and it seems that he also wants to be a fisherman!" I really hope that he can be a good fisherman and take the power of the Northern Qing Dynasty...... Both Dordor and Azig are much more difficult than him! ”

After Zhu Cihong said this, he looked left and right. He is now in the Western Building, has just finished making up for military classes, and is in contact with his classmates, sitting next to him are Zhu Cijiong, Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui, Wu Sanfu, Wu Guogui, Wu Guoyong, Li Yan, Feng San, Hao Shaoqi, Hao Jian (Hao Shaoqi's cousin), Li Ruolian, Li Shaoyou, Yu Daren, Tian Qingyi, Zheng Sen, Zhou Quanbin, Gan Hui and others.

In addition to Zhu Cijiong, this group of people represents the four major military groups under the command of Emperor Zhu. One is the Guanning Group headed by the old Wu family; the second is the group of displaced people headed by Li Yan and Hao Shaoqi; the third is the Beizhi Group headed by Li Ruolian and Zhu Chunchen; The fourth is the Zheng family's Dongning Group.

The four major military groups are like four pillars, supporting the Jiangshan Sheji of Nanming!

Zhu Cihong brought the core generals of these four major groups to Nanjing to make up for classes, not only to improve their professional level, but also to connect with each other - in the future, everyone will be classmates who have attended cram school together......

Emperor Zhu also gave gifts to his cram school classmates - a combination of Chinese and Western villas near the Laoshan Palace in Nanjing, one by one. These villas have a large plot of land and also have a small horse farm attached to them. Emperor Zhu would later give them Indian and Arabian horses, stallions, mares, and geldings that could be ridden into battle.

Although the Prince of Kong Dynasty thought that Emperor Zhu's cavalry route was a bit crooked, Zhu Cihong did not intend to give up the breeding of high-quality war horses.

And he also plans to let the high-ranking officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty participate in the activities of breeding high-quality war horses - this matter cannot only rely on the national horse politics, but more on hype!

If the trend of breeding high-quality war horses cannot be led, how many high-quality Arabian horses and folded horses can the national horse government raise?

If you can let the rich and powerful masters come to play horse racing and polo, then good horses will be raised all over the world......

Zhu Cihong was silent for a moment, then turned his head and began to ask Wu Sangui: "Uncle, what do you think about the internal strife in the Northern Qing Dynasty?" How long will it take? Will the Northern Qing Dynasty be split in two? Is it possible for us to win over the green flag generals in Henan and Shandong? ”

Wu Sangui has been in a good mood recently, and he has increased his ability! That short frustration in France has real skills! Wu Sangui is also a good student, and after attending cram school, his ability to fight is improving by leaps and bounds! Now he can play the Spanish phalanx, the Maurice phalanx and the Gustavus phalanx, and the level of use of cavalry has increased more than one level.

If he had the ability he has now during the rebellion of the three feudatories, Emperor Kangxi would have been miserable......

Now hearing Zhu Cihong's question, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the internal strife in the Northern Qing Dynasty will not last long, and it is even more impossible to divide it into two...... Maybe a single battle can make a difference. Because there was too much grass on the wall, it was all overturned when the wind was stronger.

As for those people in the Green Flag of the Northern Qing Dynasty, if the price is right, of course some will defect, but Your Majesty should not have too high expectations for those people, and there is no need to set too high a price. These people, if they can be eliminated, they will be eliminated, and if they can be expelled, they will be expelled, and it is really not much fun to pull them over. If this kind of person is attracted too much, this battle will be lost! ”

Wu Sangui hates losses the most now!

In his opinion, isn't the most valuable piece of land in the Central Plains? If all the land is distributed to the grass on the wall, won't the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty be a loss? Moreover, he and his subordinates did not want to die in the northwest, but wanted to answer their hometown in Liaodong in the future. This matter involves how to take back the "flag land"! The defective Green Banner soldiers can't be allowed to continue to occupy the land, this matter has to be done as a rule, and the land in Liaodong may not be recovered in the future.

Zhu Cihong turned his head to look at Li Yan again, he was from Henan, and of course he should listen to him in the battle to recover Henan.

Li Yan said: "The minister thinks that the Jin State is reasonable!" Didn't Your Majesty prepare for the success of the Northern Expedition in the past ten years? Then there's no need to rush it...... If His Majesty wants to win quickly, he doesn't have to go to Zhongzhou, he can land directly in Tanggu, and then go straight to Yanjing, and just hope that the victory or defeat will be in a battle. However, since the Northern Qing Dynasty has the plan to move back to Guanwai, it is estimated that they are not afraid of the decisive battle of Beizhili, so the minister does not recommend taking Beijing quickly.

If you don't want a quick victory, the minister also recommends running Zhongzhou! And to run the Midstate, the positive green flag should be expelled or eliminated. Because now the land in Zhongzhou is either calculated and distributed to the people of Zhongzhou, or it is occupied by the green flag. We can't take back the land allocated to the people, right? If the land allocated to Zhengluqi is not recovered, how will Zhongzhou operate? Meritorious soldiers, as well as meritorious heroes who follow His Majesty, where should they go to get a share of the land? ”

Zhu Cihong looked at Li Ruolian again, and Li Ruolian said: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the lands of Zhongzhou, Beizhi, and Shanxi should be well managed, and they can't let the traitors with the green flag and the green flag occupy a large area of land. Otherwise, what about the heroes who followed His Majesty to the south? What about so many meritorious soldiers? ”

The three major military blocs were unanimous......

Zhu Cihong sighed, he understood why these three families didn't want the people of the two green flags to take refuge - they all took a fancy to the land occupied by the two green flags!

Or why the Northern Expedition?

Or for the land!

The three major military groups that Zhu Cihong relied on were, in the final analysis, a group of northern landlords and nobles!

Of course they want to occupy more land!

And Zhu Cihong was unwilling to allocate too much land in the south to them, because that would greatly reduce the income of the imperial court, so they could only target the land in their hometown in the north.

Zhu Cihong looked at Zheng Sen again, the senior brother didn't want the land in the north, and for him, the efficiency of putting the silver on the land was too low.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the flag land of Zhongzhou should be recovered." Zheng Sen said, "The Green Flag soldiers are already very lenient when they come back, and they are already very lenient regardless of their crimes, how can they still be allowed to continue to occupy the land?" Now there are still many northerners in the south, and food and clothing are very difficult, so it is just right to use those lands to settle them. ”

Emperor Zhu was silent, and set his eyes on Wu Xiang, who was attending cram school with his two sons.

"Your Majesty," Wu Xiang said at this time, "the soldiers who do not occupy and surrender others are also good...... If His Majesty wants to fight steadily, it is better to ask the Northern Qing court for the land of Zhongzhou. ”

"How do I get it?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Aren't they going to marry Fourteen Gege to His Majesty? Then claim the land in the name of the dowry. Wu Xiang said, "Although the land can't be found, it will scare away a lot of bannermen with green flags...... If they run away, our battle will be easy to fight. ”

"Makes sense!" Zhu Cihong nodded and said with a smile, "I have to let them know that I won't choose between the Fourteen Gege and the Land of Zhongzhou, I want both!" ”